INSTITUTE FOR DEFENCE STUDIES AND ANALYSES ‘AUSTRALIA’S DEFENCE POLICY AND RELATIONSHIP WITH INDIA’ 2 September 2015 **CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY** Acknowledgements Distinguished guests, ladies and...
***Check against delivery*** Introduction Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, it is a great pleasure to speak with you today about the alliance between Australia and the United States, in...
Introduction It is my very great pleasure to be here today to give the keynote address at this year’s Australian Defence Magazine Cyber Security Summit. The theme of the conference “Risk,...
***Check against delivery*** Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen. It is a great honour to attend a graduation parade for the first time and it’s an even greater privilege to do so today as...
***Check against delivery*** Thank you for inviting me to close this second Civil-Military Leaders’ Workshop. As leaders in our shared regional security, I particularly wish to express my thanks to...
***Check against delivery*** I am very pleased to be here at the commissioning of Navy’s helicopter training squadron for the MH-60R Seahawk ‘Romeo’. The commissioning of 725 Squadron here at the...
***Check against delivery*** Introduction Ladies and gentleman, thank you very much for the opportunity to make a contribution to this session on building cooperation between regions. Increasingly...
Techport Australia, Veitch road, Osborne **CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY** Thank you for being here on this very important day. Today is a significant milestone for the Air Warfare Destroyer Project,...
It’s a pleasure to be asked to speak at today’s Australian Member Committee of the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific meeting. The topic for today’s discussions, ‘Agreeing a rules...
Thank you Air Commodore Clements for your welcome and introduction. Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen – On this, my first official visit to the Australian Defence Force Academy, it is my...
Thank you to the Worimi (Wo-rim-i) Indigenous representatives for the traditional welcoming ceremony. I would like to acknowledge the hard work and attendance of Defence staff, in particular the...
**Check against delivery** ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: Kim Gillis, VP and Manager Director, Boeing Defence Australia Ewen Jones MP, Member for Herbert Councillor Jenny Hill, Mayor of Townsville Major...
Introduction Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen. It’s a pleasure to be here in London to address the Royal United Services Institute and a great privilege to be delivering the annual...
***Check against delivery*** In the silence of this morning – we gather – remembering those brave and courageous Anzacs that stormed the Gallipoli peninsula 100 years ago today. As they came ashore...
***Check against delivery*** “Bullecourt represents for Australians a greater sum of sorrow and of honour than any other place in the world”, wrote a man who survived the fighting here in 1917....
Thank you Prime Minister. As you prepare to depart for this Building Partner Capacity mission today, I want to pay tribute to those you leave behind – your family and your friends. Your vocation to...
*** Check against delivery *** It’s terrific to be here to represent the Prime Minister here at Soldier On Headquarters and an honour to be in the presence of veterans who have given so much to our...
*** Check against delivery *** It is a great pleasure to address this conference of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI). For more than a decade, ASPI has positioned itself as a...
Distinguished guests, industry leaders, thank you for this opportunity. It is a great pleasure to address the Royal United Services Institute, one of the great contributors to the national security...
Operation SLIPPER commenced – as part of an allied response - following the terrible attacks against the United States on 11 September 2001. As a nation, we express or gratitude for the heroism,...
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